Term Name: lung induction
Synonyms:
Definition: The close range interaction of two or more cells or tissues that causes the cells of the foregut to change their fates and specify the development of the lung.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060492]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: mesenchymal-endodermal cell signaling involved in lung induction
is a type of: organ induction regulation of branching involved in lung morphogenesis regulation of embryonic development
positively regulates: lung field specification